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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas

Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2020-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-13

Feeder Cattle · Salina, Kansas · Thu, Aug 13

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1892

← Aug 6Aug 13Aug 20 →

Receipts

2,623 head

▼ 1,675 vs last sale 4,298▲ 704 vs year ago 1,919 · +36.7%

Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialTue Nov 3, 2026 Replacement Cattle SpecialTue Oct 20, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 750-1050 lbs steady to 2.00 higher; 750 lbs and under higher undertone noted. Heifers 400-950 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active and demand good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.40/cwt on 1,789 head.

Average price

$145.40

1,789 head · 815 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,185

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$703

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$28.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.59

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	830	146.02	1,212	1,532
Medium and Large 1-2	734	142.45	1,045	249
Medium and Large 2-3	431	118.00	509	8thin

One grade step is worth $28.02/cwt here — about $703 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,789 hd

145.40

—

KS average3 barns · 3,753 hd

142.81

+2.59

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

49 lots · USDA AMS · Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. - Salina, KS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	431	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	509	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	446	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	798	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	462	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	869	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	498	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	782	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	499	167.00/cwt	163.00–169.00	833	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	951	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	570	136.45/cwt	135.00–138.00	778	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	578	145.17/cwt	144.00–147.00	839	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	163.59/cwt	157.00–167.00	950	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	174.22/cwt	171.00–177.00	1,019	105
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	910	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	153.26/cwt	152.00–155.00	962	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	637	163.25/cwt	161.00–164.00	1,040	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	654	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,099	101
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	667	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,091	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	142.66/cwt	140.00–146.00	952	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	155.10/cwt	152.00–156.50	1,038	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	673	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	868	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	141.79/cwt	139.00–143.50	1,027	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	729	131.53/cwt	130.00–133.00	959	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	140.15/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,079	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	145.73/cwt	145.00–146.50	1,144	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	816	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,110	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	147.03/cwt	144.50–147.60	1,204	144
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	873	142.35/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,243	277
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	886	130.21/cwt	129.50–133.00	1,154	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	908	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,180	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	923	138.86/cwt	135.25–142.85	1,282	300
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	965	133.42/cwt	130.00–134.85	1,288	311
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,241	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,012	126.96/cwt	126.50–128.00	1,285	33
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	441	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	741	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	155.70/cwt	153.00–157.00	743	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	148.08/cwt	146.00–149.00	777	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	151.59/cwt	148.00–154.50	805	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	143.62/cwt	142.50–144.00	842	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	589	150.12/cwt	145.00–153.00	884	82
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	138.86/cwt	137.00–140.00	854	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	144.57/cwt	141.00–148.50	905	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	140.60/cwt	138.50–145.00	936	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	133.71/cwt	131.50–136.50	917	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	139.80/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,002	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	782	126.20/cwt	123.50–128.00	987	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	784	133.30/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,045	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	125.46/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,016	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	821	132.13/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,085	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	885	132.81/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,175	87
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	913	128.73/cwt	125.00–129.50	1,175	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	968	115.65/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,119	20

This sale against other markets

Kansas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. - Salina, KS

Thu Aug 13, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Manhattan, KS (LS-DC)

Receipts 2,623Last week 4,298Year ago 1,919

Compared to last week: Steers 750-1050 lbs steady to 2.00 higher; 750 lbs and under higher undertone noted. Heifers 400-950 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active and demand good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	623	146.00	146.00
15	—	886	129.50–133.00	130.21
12	—	499	163.00–169.00	167.00
10	—	816	136.00	136.00
12	—	908	130.00	130.00
11	—	667	140.00–146.00	142.66
41	—	724	139.00–143.50	141.79
36	—	581	157.00–167.00	163.59
34	—	770	135.00–142.00	140.15
32	—	985	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
300	—	923	135.25–142.85	138.86
144	—	819	144.50–147.60	147.03
105	—	585	171.00–177.00	174.22
76	—	669	152.00–156.50	155.10
70	—	785	145.00–146.50	145.73
33	—	1,012	126.50–128.00	126.96
17	—	534	178.00	178.00
311	—	965	130.00–134.85	133.42
18	—	628	152.00–155.00	153.26
6	—	446	179.00	179.00
277	—	873	138.00–145.00	142.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	431	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	673	129.00	129.00
6	—	570	135.00–138.00	136.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	498	157.00	157.00
11	—	578	144.00–147.00	145.17
10	—	729	130.00–133.00	131.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	654	168.00	168.00
7	—	462	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	667	163.50	163.50
12	—	637	161.00–164.00	163.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	589	145.00–153.00	150.12
50	—	913	125.00–129.50	128.73
36	—	531	148.00–154.50	151.59
11	—	626	141.00–148.50	144.57
87	—	885	127.00–135.00	132.81
10	—	441	168.00	168.00
60	—	666	138.50–145.00	140.60
33	—	717	138.00–143.00	139.80
43	—	477	153.00–157.00	155.70
40	—	821	130.00–136.00	132.13
40	—	784	133.00–135.00	133.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	968	115.00–116.00	115.65
18	—	525	146.00–149.00	148.08
16	—	586	142.50–144.00	143.62
11	—	810	124.00–126.00	125.46
15	—	686	131.50–136.50	133.71
10	—	782	123.50–128.00	126.20
8	—	615	137.00–140.00	138.86

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.